Short-tailed Snake vs. Pygmy Rattlesnake

Short-tailed Snakes live in the sandhills and scrub of north-central Florida, where Pygmy Rattlesnakes also live; both are grey with dark blotches and orange down the back. A: Tiny and blunt, no wider than the neck in the Short-tailed Snake; big, with nine big plates on top, set off from a narrow neck in the Pygmy Rattlesnake. B: Pencil-thin in the Short-tailed Snake; thick and stout in the Pygmy Rattlesnake. The Short-tailed Snake has no rattle; the Pygmy Rattlesnake has a tiny one and is venomous.

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